6/10/2008

Mission: SPACE

Trent standing in front of the Mission: SPACE ride at Epcot:


Supplies: Archiver's cardstock; Creative Imaginations patterned paper; Studio G stamps; black stamp ink; BasicGrey chipboard; Making Memories noteworthy paper; Times New Roman & Arial fonts. Inspired by June 7/8 of dw2008.

6/09/2008

Staying Cool

Ah yes, the joy of triple digit weather. We had tickets for Sunday evening to go to the Durham Bulls baseball game. Yup, sit there and swelter for 3 hours. Hmm...well, with my asthma acting up and Trent overcoming a cold - that just didn't sound very appealing.

Instead, we picked a cooler option and went to see You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Very funny movie. Adam Sandler is a riot as always.


6/08/2008

Digital Scrapbook Prints

We ventured out into the heat briefly today to make a trip to the grocery store and the Post Office. I recently placed an order with ScrapbookPictures.com for prints of 13 of my digital scrapbook pages. I had the order shipped to our PO box versus home in case they arrived on a weekday in this heat. And, sure enough, they were there and waiting for us.


This was my first order from ScrapbookPictures.com and I am very pleased. I chose to order from them due to cost and positive comments on the message boards at Two Peas. Altogether, I ordered (2) 12x12 pages, (2) 8.5x11 pages, and (9) 8x8 pages all with a matte finish plus shipping for under $23. Definitely an excellent bargain.

6/07/2008

More Organization Ideas

I'm on a cleaning kick today. Straightening up and rearranging some of the items in my scrap room. It started off as a small project - working in room for a new album in my Crop In Style unit. Then exploded into "well, if I move this here...and that there..." I think you get the picture. ;) They aren't major changes, but hopefully will help me tidy up a bit and rework my expanding collection of pages & supplies.

If you're feeling in the mood to do a little reorganizing as well and need some inspiration, take a look at these fun blogs that share ideas from other scrappers: Crafty Storage & ScrapScene (I was included in the most recent post on ribbon storage HERE).

Or maybe browse the Craft Rooms group at Flickr.

Updating Folder Pictures

As with my digital photos, I keep my digital scrapbooking kits in a folder in My Pictures. I'll use my DigiKits album when trying to come up with an idea, but sometimes I know exactly what I want - I just need to get my mouse on it. ;) That's where having them all in one folder with the view set to thumbnail helps.

A few weeks ago while scanning my eyes over that folder in search of a kit, I realized some had large photos which made them easier to read while others had 1-4 smaller photos. Surely there was a way to edit this. And, as I am not the type to read a manual, I set out to figure it out.

Here is how I updated the photo for the haPEA birthday kit:

STEP 1

Go to the folder where your files are. Set the view to thumbnail. Now find the folder you wish to change. Right click to bring up the pulldown menu and click Properties.

STEP 2
In the folder Properties window, select the Customize tab. Then click Choose Picture...

STEP 3
Select the image you would like to use as your folder's picture and click Open.
This will return you to the Properties window. Click OK. Now your folder has a single large image that will help you identify it more easily.

6/06/2008

Friday Freebie - discover template

I've created another digital template to share based on a traditional layout I created last year for Trent's childhood album:


The template contains 10 layers so you can easily customize it. Use 2 photos and 2 patterned papers as I did or try a completely new mix.

Click here to download the discover 8.5x11 template

Enjoy!


Supplies: Making Memories "discover" rub-on, brads, date stamp and leopard print patterned paper; Me & My Big Ideas zebra sticker; QuicKutz Sunshine font; Pebbles Inc. patterned paper and "zoo" sticker.

6/05/2008

Giveaway at An Unpink Life

Check out the giveaway at an unpink life. It includes several great finds from Etsy including one of my cards. :) Thanks, Gina!

giveaway ends Friday, June 13th at 11:59 PM




6/04/2008

Happy Birthday...

to my sweet husband! :) I love this fun zoo wrapping paper and decided to make a coordinating card:


Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; Autumn Leaves Foliage sticker; Pebbles Inc giraffe sticker; American Crafts 'b' letter sticker; Making Memories TinyAlphas and rub-ons. Inspired by June 20 of dw2008.

6/03/2008

Cali Becomes LOL Cat

funny pictures
moar funny pictures

6/01/2008

(more) T-Shirt Bags

Today passed by in a blur. From Sunday School to the service. To a small shopping trip. To lunch. To the grocery store. And home by 3. I was worn out from the activity and heat! Horribly hot and humid here.

I managed to squeeze in a little creative time though to work on some new t-shirt bags from 3 shirts I bought at Goodwill yesterday. I managed to complete all 3 and add them to my Etsy store. They are so cute. I just love the patterns.

The one thing I haven't found time to do all weekend is scrapbook. Perhaps tomorrow after the gym - if I still have energy.